Does UCLA Admit by major

<p>I couldn't find any answers on google but does UCLA do admissions by major?
I'm planning on applying as an engineer but I have low math scores so would it be smarter to apply for science? </p>

<p>Also how hard is it to switch into the engineering major? I'm thinking chemical or electrical engineering.</p>

<p>they admit by college. So college of engineering, college of letters and science, blah balh blah… It is easy to switch to a different engineering major if you are already in the college of engineering, but if you are not then you better be the best student in your college.</p>

<p>Hard to switch into College of Engineering, but easy to switch out of it or to different majors within it if you’re accepted to it in the first place.</p>

<p>All universities will admit by colleges and engineering usually has a separate college. There’s no way out of it. You need a high math test score.</p>

<p>UCLA also admits transfer students depending on the major.</p>

<p>No way, I’m sure UCLA engineering admits by major. And changing major is a tedious task that’s not guaranteed and does depend heavily on GPA, despite whatever ******** the counselors told you at Open House/Orientation.</p>

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<p>Strong join date to post count ratio. So you just going by a hunch because you didn’t get approved for a major change or what?</p>

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<p>Actually, I think you’re right; I take back my words. </p>

<p>HSSEAS FAQ: [FAQs</a> (Undergraduate Admissions) — UCLA Engineering Office of Academic and Student Affairs](<a href=“http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/admissions/faqs]FAQs”>http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/admissions/faqs)
HSSEAS Change Major: [Change</a> of Majors — UCLA Engineering Office of Academic and Student Affairs](<a href=“http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/undergraduates/change-of-majord]Change”>http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/undergraduates/change-of-majord)</p>

<p>OK so the general consensus is that even if I’m a little bit remotely interested in Engineering that I should apply to that school. </p>

<p>Is there like a back up major where I can apply to a different school? My dream has always been to go to UCLA and I know of some people who aren’t that bright that got in from my school. Unfortunately they applied to non-engineering majors.</p>

<p>UCLA doesn’t do backup majors. </p>

<p>(Well they do in Samueli, but its only from one engineering major to another which doesn’t really significantly lower admissions standards.)</p>

<p>OP, you can apply to UCLA as an Undeclared Engineering Major. My son was accepted for that for 2010. It’s a good option if you know you want to do engineering but don’t know what type you want to pursue. However, it is a highly competitive major and you need to have top scores/GPA to be admitted to engineering undeclared.</p>